Category: Movie & DVD Reviews

David Bowie Iconic (Time Zone) This is an unauthorized low-budget DVD which seems to have had more effort put into the packaging than the DVD content. It is three roughly 20-minute interviews, or three chunks of very lightly edited interviews….

The Damned Don’t You Wish That We Were Dead (Cleopatra) As the filmmakers of this doc prove with the opening segment of the film, a series of man-on-the street interviews asking punk fans if they know the Damned (most don’t),…

Vinyl The Complete First Season (HBO) One of the most talked about TV series of the year, “Vinyl” appeared to have everything going for it: created by Mick Jagger and Martin Scorsese with a focus on the debaucheries of the…

The Swinging Cheerleaders Starring – Jo Johnston, Cheryl Smith, Colleen Camp (Arrow) With the Mesa St. football team 3-0 and on the verge of an undefeated season, the cheerleading squad needs to recruit more members. Meanwhile, the coach has a…

Tom Waits Down & Dirty: Interviews and Contributions (IV Media) “Down & Dirty” is more or less a fan compilation of interviews with Tom Waits over several years. The more is, the interviews are all interesting exchanges and important to…

Accidental Incest Starring – Elyssa Baldassarri, Johnny Sederquist, Michael Thurber, Patricia Hawkridge (Scorpio Films) Originally an award-winning off-Broadway play by Lenny Schwartz, “Accidental Incest” is a dark comedy not for the conservative state of mind due to its plethora of…

Delivered Starring – Michael Madison, Jeanette May Steiner, Toshi Toda (Nelson Madison Films) Not only does Michael Madison direct “Delivered,” but he plays the lead as well. Madison plays Shane, an Iraqi war veteran who was wounded and sent home….

Killer Dames Limited Edition Box Set Featuring: The Night Evelyn Came Out of the Grave / the Red Queen Kills Seven Times (Arrow Films) In 1970s Italy there was a new genre of filmmaking exploding across the scene called giallo,…

Scars Starring – Danielle Cole, Neale Kimmel, Matt Wells (TRB Productions) Written and directed by Sean K. Robb, “Scars” is an independent horror film from Canada, which has Scar (Danielle Cole) playing the lead. She is a troubled 20-something who…

Blood and Black Lace Starring – Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini (Emmepi Cinematografica/Arrow) Originally released in 1964, this Italian mystery/thriller takes place at a boarding house for models. The home is run by Countess Cristiana Como (Eva…